verb

immigrate

IM-ih-grayt/ˈɪmɪɡreɪt/

To move into another country to live there.

Many families immigrate to Canada to build a new life.

Two adults arriving from abroad carry household boxes from travel luggage into their new home, permanent move clear through furnishings being unpacked, passports blank, no national stereotypes.

Etymology

+migrateLatinmove from one place to another

“Into” plus “move” gives the image of moving in. In this sense, the movement is specifically into another country as a new resident, with the intention of settling permanently.

In context

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I assist people who would like to immigrate to Canada of course with respect to their immigration application which is now called permanent residency which means you can stay permanently in Canada

AhornTV - Immigrate to Canada

More examples

Her grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1965.
He hopes to immigrate and join his family abroad.
Before immigrating, they research schools in their new country.

Forms

immigrate · immigrates · immigrated · immigrating

immigrant noun — A person who settles in another country.

immigration noun — The process of settling in another country.

Similar words

emigrate: Emphasizes leaving one's home country rather than entering another.
migrate: Covers movement between places, including within the same country.
relocate: Means moving to a new place, not necessarily abroad.